HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 97
Commending the Rustburg High School softball team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2022

WHEREAS, the Rustburg High School softball team won the Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship on June 26, 2021, at New Kent High School; and

WHEREAS, the Rustburg High School softball team completed its 2021 regular season on May 8, 2021, defeating Liberty Christian Academy by a score of 7–0 and earning the Seminole District championship title and a berth into the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Regional 3C tournament; and

WHEREAS, in the first round of the VHSL Region 3C tournament on June 14, 2021, the Rustburg High School softball team defeated Fluvanna High School by a score of 10–0; the team was later victorious in the semifinals against Spotswood High School, winning by a score of 12–0; and

WHEREAS, the Rustburg High School softball team met Fort Defiance High School in the VHSL Region 3C tournament final on June 18, 2021, and defeated Fort Defiance by a score of 1–0, giving the team an entry into the 2021 VHSL Class 3 state championship tournament; and

WHEREAS, on June 22, 2021, the Rustburg High School softball team defeated Lord Botetourt High School at its home field by a score of 4–0, elevating the Red Devils into the tournament finals; and

WHEREAS, the Rustburg High School softball team defeated New Kent High School by a score of 1–0 to earn the VHSL Class 3 state championship title and to complete its season with a perfect record of 17–0; and

WHEREAS, the success of the Rustburg High School softball team is the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of the entire Rustburg High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Rustburg High School softball team hereby be commended for winning the 2021 Virginia High School League Class 3 state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Katie Bigham, coach of the Rustburg High School softball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's achievements.